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Cody Rhodes has two earliest memories of childhood — one banal, the other substantial. The 28-year-old's first memory is of being in a pool at around 4 years old. The second is of seeing his father, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, compete at WWF WrestleMania VI at the former Toronto SkyDome during the 1990 incarnation of WWE's annual pay-per-view extravaganza. "I don't remember much about the event itself, but I remember that was the day that he put his hands under my underarms and sat on the mat in the middle of the ring," Rhodes (real name: Cody Runnels) once told WWE Magazine. His recollection of the event is limited, but the very existence of...

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Cody Rhodes has two earliest memories of childhood — one banal, the other substantial. The 28-year-old's first memory is of being in a pool at around 4 years old. The second is of seeing his father, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, compete...

Nykesha Sales didn't set the all-time UConn women's scoring record.
Soupy Sales did.
Geno Auriemma and his old Philly pal, Harry Perretta, connived to put Sales in the history books. But all they did was succeed in putting themselves -- and their...

Occasionally, wrestling provides a moment that fans everywhere will remember for a long time. The WWE provided one of those moments Sunday at Survivor Series when Sting finally made his WWE debut.
In the main event, it looked like Triple H would pull a...

The Ryder Cup starts at 2:30 a.m. today in Scotland, meaning you've probably slept through the opening four-ball matches. Chances are you're happy to sleep through the entire thing.
That's understandable since this Ryder Cup has two big things going...

The Ultimate Warrior, a former professional wrestler inducted days ago into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame, has died at age 54, the WWE announced late Tuesday.
"WWE is shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of the...

"What just happened?"
"Did someone screw up?"
"Did the ref wave it off?"
Those were just a few of the things I heard in the seconds after the unthinkable happened at Wrestlemania 30: Brock Lesnar pinned Undertaker cleanly....

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Daniel Bryan is the new WWE Champion after wowing a crowd of over 71,000 at the Superdome in the main event at WrestleMania 30. Bryan actually competed in two matches at the historic event, opening up the action against Triple H and closing...

Over the years, we've seen many "passing the torch" moments in pro wrestling. On Sunday night, we added another to the list when The Shield convincingly beat Evolution.
If you read my prediction column, you saw that I had predicted Evolution,...

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2K Sports has revealed a new 2K Showcase campaign mode for its upcoming "WWE 2K15" video game. The mode, which replaces the 30 Years of WrestleMania mode from the current game, focuses on two of the bitter rivalries in WWE...

Wrestling impresario Vince McMahon is going over the top.
No, that's not a new move he's going to display on WWE's TV shows "Friday Night Smackdown" or "Monday Night Raw." It's the technological platform that the WWE Corp. is using to...

Last night's WWE Payback pay-per-view had a little bit of everything.
First, there were title changes. Dolph Ziggler returned from a concussion only to lose to Alberto Del Rio in an entertaining match that was eerily similar to Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart...

The theme of Wrestlemania 29 might boil down to one word - predictable.
The build up was certainly that for many fans. John Cena and The Rock were always destined to face off again at Wrestlemania 29, one year after they had their "Once in a...

If you played a bodybuilder whose steroid use caused size and performance issues in the downstairs region, you'd expect people to ask about that. But still.“This [female journalist] asked me, ‘I’ve never seen a crooked, small penis. So can I see yours?’ ”...

Yay! It’s Stevie Wonder night! I’m pretty stoked about this.
The show starts with Stevie at the top of the stage in front of an elaborately fantastic backdrop. There are dancers, but we get A LOT of extended Stevie close-ups. I guess it’s easier to do...

This year's Extreme Rules pay-per-view event left us with some unanswered questions but also some new beginnings.
In the main event (a rare moment in WWE history where all wrestlers in a final match on PPV weren't on a full-time WWE schedule), Brock...

"When I was in high school and first heard the piece I immediately fell in love with it. It was sexy, naughty and little dangerous. By the time I got to college, I had dismissed it as cheesy trash. Now that I am older, it's all of the above."
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After four years and tens of millions of dollars spent on developing a new channel, WWE Corp. ultimately decided to bet on itself.
Its new network, unveiled Wednesday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, is not a traditional channel that will...

Satellite broadcaster DirecTV is less than thrilled with the WWE's plans to launch an online network and said it will have to rethink its relationship with the programmer and whether it will continue to offer its pay-per-view specials.
As part of the...

Golden Globes co-host Tina Fey -- in one of many barbs directed at the entertainment industry during the awards show Sunday -- explained why she and Amy Poehler had been brought back to anchor the gala a second time:"Because this is...

It’s safe to say Lollapalooza didn’t have people like me in mind when choosing its headliners.
There is no hip-hop headliner like there was in 2008 (Kanye West) and 2011 (Eminem). Also, I’m too young to care that the three-day music festival will feature...